{"id":66315,"date":"2020-12-19T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2020-12-19T09:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=66315"},"modified":"2020-12-17T12:37:03","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T12:37:03","slug":"essential-advent-calendar-december-19-a-tori-kelly-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/12\/essential-advent-calendar-december-19-a-tori-kelly-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential Advent Calendar: December 19 – A TORI KELLY CHRISTMAS"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re hitting the home stretch with day 19 of the Essential Advent Calendar. Behind today’s door is Tori Kelly, with her first-ever holiday album \u2013 ‘A Tori Kelly Christmas’. She teamed up with 11-time GRAMMY winner Kenny \u201cBabyface\u201d Edmonds and Scooter Braun as executive producers for the album. She previously gave fans a taster of the album by releasing \u201cLet It Snow\u201d ft. Babyface. Listen to \u201cLet It Snow\u201d here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The timeless collection also includes two original songs, penned by Tori \u2013 \u201c25th\u201d and \u201cGift That Keeps On Giving\u200b\u201d\u200b \u2013 along with a wide range of beloved holiday songs such as an R&B and jazz-infused rendition of \u201cSleigh Ride\u201d and a gospel-inspired version of \u201cOh Holy Night.\u201d The Target edition includes two exclusive tracks \u2013 \u201cAll I Want For Christmas is You\u201d and a third original song, \u201cKid Again On Christmas.\u201d See below for track listings. Download \/ stream A Tori Kelly Christmas here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tori Kelly says,<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m so grateful to Babyface for helping me create an album that I am so proud of. I still can\u2019t believe that I got to work with such a legend on my first-ever Christmas album. He really brought my vision to life and made every song so special.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Since making her debut with 2015\u2019s Unbreakable Smile \u2013 a widely acclaimed album that entered the Billboard 200 at No. 2 \u2013 Tori has lit up the pop landscape with her breathtaking vocals and full-hearted songwriting, amassing nearly 2.5 billion combined global streams to date. With her 2018 passion project Hiding Place, the L.A.-based artist continued to captivate audiences and took home two prizes at the 2019 GRAMMY Awards: Best Gospel Album and Best Gospel Performance\/Song for the hit single \u201cNever Alone.\u201d<\/p>\n

On her powerfully personal 2019 album, Inspired By True Events, Kelly offered up her bravest and most bracingly candid work to date. She supported the album with a 2019 U.S. tour and an early 2020 U.K. run. In August 2020, Tori released Solitude, a five-song EP that she recorded at home during quarantine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We’re hitting the home stretch with day 19 of the Essential Advent Calendar. Behind today’s door is Tori Kelly, with her first-ever holiday album \u2013 ‘A Tori Kelly Christmas’. She teamed up with 11-time GRAMMY winner Kenny \u201cBabyface\u201d Edmonds and Scooter Braun as executive producers for the album. She previously gave fans a taster of the album by releasing \u201cLet It Snow\u201d ft. Babyface. Listen to \u201cLet It Snow\u201d here.<\/p>\n

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